The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-10
SUBURBAN NEWS.
BowERY BEACH.

Inere are now fourteen men employed con-
structing the new life-saving house at this
place, and Mr.. Wing, the builder, has sent to
the city for one of ''Dick'' Gatley's hands, a
plasterer, which will increase the crew of
workmen to fifteen, all told. The late pro-
tracted wet spell was very dscouraging to
the builders, putting their lumber in bad
shape for immediate use, and thereby caus-
ing them considerable delay. 1t looks ex-
tremely doubtful now if the house will be
finished within the specified time, the S0th
inst. The building is all boarded and much
of the outside finish is on: the roof and ga
bles are shingled and the lathing is far
enough along to begin plastering this week.
The keeDership of the new station is
question tlat continues to furnish much mat
ter for speculation, and it is apparent that a
great load OF anxiety and suspense VIII be
exchanged for one of disappointment by
many would-be keepers when the chosen
ones name is duly and officially gazetted.
During the late spell Of easterly foggy wea-
ther Richmond Island breakwater proved its
usefulness as a harbor of refuge, by afford
ing shelter to some forty or fifty sail of YES
sells, some of them of the larger class.
Unless 1t is a case of mistaken identity,
fine large plover, the first Of its species
have ever known to be thus killed, was pick
ed up dead at the foot of the eastern Cape
light tower few mornings ago. During the
late foggy and rainy weather, many small
migrants were nightly lured to destruction
by the light houses, a large proportion of
which were thistle birds.
The farmers are pretty much all engaged
hoeing their early peas and potatoes. Not
withstanding the cold backward spring, the
Cape will be on hand with these vegetables
by the first of July. -
Capt. s. NJ. Richardson, life-saving super
intendent, accompanied by Mr.. K. z. Milli-
ken, visited the new life-saving house Mon
day. Capt Rains, superintendent of con-
struction, is now boarding at the Ocean
House. pa
Amateur fishermen are getting fine catches
of rock cod off the Cape.
A dense bank Of fog lay off the Cape We'd
nesday.
The tug Clara Clarita was seen off the Cape
Wednesday afternoon, conveying fine look
ing new side-wheel steamer to the westward.
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sAcCARAPPA.
Messrs. King, Valentine and Quimby are
laying concrete drain pipes and construct
ing substantial sewers in the neighborhood
known as New Canada" where number
of new dwelling houses have been built dur
ing the past year. The settlement is fast
filling up with French population.
The new plank sidewalk between the two
villages, on Brown street, is nearly COM
pleted. Mr.. Adams, the contractor, has had
large force of men employed and rushed
the work along very fast.
The grounds about the new school house
on Brown street are being graded up and put
in fine condition. The entrance to the build
ing from the street will be over broad cement
walks. There is to be large lawn frontage
for play ground. The removal of unsightly
brackets and remains of carpenter work
from the roof would very much improve the
appearance of the building.
Messrs. Woodman and Robinson have a
large number of mechanics EN- ployed in
building cottage at Higgins Beach, near
| Buxton. They are also building cottages for
other parties at the beach.
| Good results will grow out of the meeting
| of the town held on Wednesday last, although
| the object which many Of the interested cltl-
| zens work hardto secure was lost. The agi-
tation of the water supply question will not
cease until the town is provided with better
facilities for extingushing fire than it now
has The municipal officers will forthwith
make thorough examination OF all the
equipments on hand and report to the town,
| and show its actual needs. and when the
taxpayers fully understand the exposed po
sition of their property they will be willing
to vote and pay money to procure hre en-
gines and supply of water. The inhabit-
ants residing outside of the village. where
the services of the fire department would not
be called to operate, object to being taxed "a
aid in equipping and maintaining a fire de.
partment. They ask to be relieved from the
burden imposed, and agree to take care Of
themselves with such means as they have al
hand.
Another result of the agitation of this
question will be to organize village corpora
tions, or improvement associations, anC
thereby concentrate the interests of the in
habitants of the villages. X.
The following officers of Cloudman Relic
Corps, Mo. 49, were recently installed by Mrs
II. +. Ingalls, of the Women's State Relic
Corps of Maine:
| Presdent-Mrs. L. b. Phnney.
| Vice President Mrs. Geo. A. Whidden.
Chaplain--Mrs. May Lee.
| Secretary-Mrs. A. p. Stiles.
| Treasurer-Mrs. Emma Clements.
| ConductOr-Mrs. Carrie L. Sylvester.
| Guard-Mrs Kate Cutter
| Past President-Mrs. ii. Mayhew.
| Delegates to State Convention to Convene a
Auburn June 2lst and 22d-Mrs. A. p. Stie.
Mrs. c. W. bennett, Mrs. L. NJ. Stevens, Mrs Ell
| SWEET.
Aternates-Mrs. Emma Clements, Mrs. C.
Warren, Mrs. Gee. III. Winslow, Mrs. j. Meserv'